Fadak
Fadak (Arabic: فدك) was a garden oasis in Khaybar, a tract of land in northern Arabia; it is now part of Saudi Arabia. Situated approximately thirty miles from Medina, Fadak was known for its water-wells, dates, and handicrafts.[1] When the Muslims defeated the people of Khaybar at the Battle of Khaybar; the oasis of Fadak was part of the bounty given to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Fadak became the object of dispute between Fatimah and the caliph Abu Bakr after Muhammad
The reality is though that the prophet had decreed that the prophets do not leave inheritance.
This can be proven both from Shia and Sunni sources
Shia view of inheritance and doubts over Fadak
The irony is that although Fatima may have laid claim to Fadak, revered shia literature states that woman are not allowed to inherit land of property
The Author of al Kafi sheikh al kulayni made an entire chapter in Volume Seven called-
Chapter That Women inherit nothing from real-estateLand
(Ali from his Father from Ibn Abu Umayr from Jameel from Zurarah and Muhammad bin Muslim from the Imam Abu Ja’afar PBUH that he said: Women do not inherit anything of land or fixed property.
Allamah al Bahbudi placed it in His SAHIH AL KAFI 3/285 and said SAHIH. Allamah al Majlisi said the chain of narrators is Good in Mira’at al Uqool 23/189. So this narration is regarded as authentic according to the Shia
In another Shia narration it is mentioned
Humaid bin Ziad from al Hassan bin Muhammad bin Sama’ah from his uncle Ja’afar bin Sama’ah from al Muthna from Abdul Malik bin A’ayyun from one of the Two Imams may Allah be pleased with them:Women will have nothing of houses or land.
Al Allamah al Bahbudi says SAHIH and places it in his book SAHIH AL KAFI 3/285.
After dispute over Fadak
After the misunderstanding between Abu bakr and Fatima, they reconciled over this matter.
Kitaabul Muwaafiqah narrates that Anaani said:
“ Abu Bakr (radhiallahu anhu) came to the door of Fatima (radhiallahu anha) in the midday sun and said: ‘I shall not leave from here as long as the daughter of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) remains displeased with me. Hadrat Ali (radhiallahu anhu) came to Fatima (radhiallahu anha) and giving her an oath urged her to become pleased. Then she became pleased (with Hadrat Abu Bakr).”
Further narrations state: [as quoted above]
When Hadrat Fatima (radhiallahu anha) fell sick Abu Bakr Siddiq (radhiallahu anhu) came and asked permission to see her.
Ali said: “Fatima, here is Abu Bakr asking permission to see you.” She said: “Would you like me to give him permission?” (Al-Dhahabi said in the Siyar (Al Arna’ut ed. 2:121): “She applied the Sunna by not giving permission to anyone to enter her husbands house except by his command.”)
He said yes, whereupon she gave him permission. He entered to see her, seeking her good pleasure, and said: “By Allah! I did not leave my house, property, family, and tribe except to please Allah, and to please His Prophet, and to please you, the People of the House (ahl al bayt)! He continued to seek her good pleasure until she was pleased.
See also
References
- ^ Veccia Vaglieri, L. "Fadak." Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Edited by: P. Bearman; , Th. Bianquis; , C. E. Bosworth; , E. van Donzel; and W. P. Heinrichs. Brill, 2010. Brill Online. University of Toronto. 8 August 2010 <http://www.brillonline.nl.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/subscriber/entry?entry=islam_SIM-2218>
External links
https://islamistruth.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/fadak-truth-vs-falsehood/ https://youpuncturedtheark.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/9-sunni-answers-to-shiapens-article-on-fadak-and-inheritance-of-prophetsaw-chapter-nine/
